Robert Lieberman, Kenneth Roberts, and David Bateman on Democratic Resilience and Political Polarization in the United States
Democracy Paradox
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The Politics of Polarization
Polarization doesn't mean the same thing in every era of american history, says David Frum. The way in which polarization means different things at different times is a really important them of the book he writes. He argues that interest groups and state level parties and the media can either contain polarization to make it this kind of healthy polarization or inflame it more toward the pernicious kind of polarization.
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